Developments in real-time radon monitoring at Stromboli volcano

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 105, Issue , 2012, Pages 21-29

  Laiolo, M ^a   Cigolini, C ^a,b   Coppola, D ^a   Piscopo, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Centro Interdipartimentale sui Rischi Naturali (NatRisk)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Environmental parameters; Radon; Real time measurements; Volcanic activity

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETER; GEOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSIONS; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; PEAK VALUES; RADON CONCENTRATIONS; RADON EMISSIONS; RADON MONITORING; RAINFALL CONDITION; REAL TIME MEASUREMENTS; SOIL TEMPERATURE; STROMBOLI VOLCANO; TIDAL FORCES; VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES; VOLCANIC ACTIVITY;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; LINEAR REGRESSION; MONITORING; RAIN; SOIL POLLUTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TEMPERATURE; VOLCANOES;

RADON;

RADON 222; RAIN;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOCHEMISTRY; PLUME; RADIOACTIVITY; RADON; RAINFALL; REAL TIME; SOIL TEMPERATURE; VOLCANO; VOLCANOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FIELD EMISSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SOIL TEMPERATURE; TIDAL POWER; VOLCANO;

AIR POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ITALY; LINEAR MODELS; RADIATION MONITORING; RADON; RAIN; SOIL; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TEMPERATURE; VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS;

ITALY; LIPARI ISLANDS; MESSINA [SICILY]; SICILY; STROMBOLI;

EID: 80755152977     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2011.10.006     Document Type: Article

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